Interviewer Piers Morgan and Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef engage in a heated and emotive debate on the historical treatment of Palestinians during the conflict between Israel and Hamas and whether Israel's decision to bomb Gaza in an attempt to get rid of Hamas is justified and proportionate after the attacks...
Israel’s Window of Legitimacy in Gaza Is Shrinking
Sixteen days after Hamas’s attack on Israel, a long-signaled ground invasion has yet to begin. One reason for the delay is a desperate flurry of last-minute diplomacy. Another is a debate within Israel’s government about what kind of war it wants t0 execute. Every Israeli war is fought watching the...
Zakaria: The Best Response to Hamas Would Be to Keep the Saudi Deal Alive
Hamas’s brutal and inhuman attack on Israel last week took the world by surprise. Most importantly and tragically, it took the Israeli government by surprise, which meant a delayed response to the slaughter of its civilians. But this was no “black swan” event. Instead, as scholar Amy Zegart notes, it was a...
CA’s Safety-Net Hospitals Can’t Afford $25 an Hour Minimum Wage
Gov. Gavin Newsom could sign Senate Bill 525 any day now, which will institute a minimum wage for healthcare workers across the state. No one would be prouder than I to stand behind a pay increase for healthcare workers who devote their lives to care for others, especially during a major, personal healthcare crisis. That...
Hamas’s Unexpected Attack Forces Israel to Rethink Its Palestinian Strategy
The unexpected and brutal attack on Israel by Hamas has left the world in shock. The assault, which involved thousands of rockets and fighters attacking from land, sea, and air, has resulted in the death of hundreds of innocent people and the capture of numerous hostages. The Israeli Defense Forces...
This Is How Fresno County Can Fix Its Housing Crisis
As county assessor, my job is to complete and maintain the assessment roll that shows the values and status of all property in Fresno County. The tax roll is the basis upon which the tax collector prepares and sends out property tax bills to property owners of record. Property taxes...
In the Name of Equity, Gov. Newsom Should Sign SB 306, Prioritize Extreme Heat Protection
If you ask Californians how our changing climate is affecting them, they will tell you about the rash of wildfires they’ve experienced. They will tell you about water — how the recent drought changed the way they use water. And how this year’s massive rain storms impacted them. And people...
Zakaria: Biden Shouldn’t Repeat the Mistakes of Industrial Policies Past
The Biden administration has pursued a new and ambitious economic agenda, premised on the notion that the prevailing orthodoxy of the past few decades — specifically, the imperative to embrace free markets and free trade — was inadequate to the needs of the U.S. economy. Initial data from the Treasury Department...
Protect Our County by Voting ‘No’ on Measure E. It’s a Tax to Benefit an Elite Few.
Our democracy is on the ballot in Fresno County, and it's disguised as Measure E. While it's being promoted as a path to prosperity for Fresno State and its students, a closer look reveals it to be a hefty sales tax on our working poor designed to empower and enrich...
For Fresno Police, Traffic Tickets Should Not Be Priority Over Burglaries
Should we spend more dollars on traffic enforcement or burglaries? I’ve always been a fan of law enforcement, so much so that I even graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor’s degree in criminology with the option of Law Enforcement. During law school, one of my best jobs was at...
